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package org.apache.accumulo.core.dataImpl;

import org.apache.hadoop.io.BinaryComparable;

/**
 * An array of bytes wrapped so as to extend Hadoop's <code>BinaryComparable</code> class.
 */
public class ComparableBytes extends BinaryComparable {

  public byte[] data;

  /**
   * Creates a new byte wrapper. The given byte array is used directly as a backing array, so later
   * changes made to the array reflect into the new object.
   *
   * @param b
   *          bytes to wrap
   */
  public ComparableBytes(byte[] b) {
    this.data = b;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the wrapped bytes in this object.
   *
   * @return bytes
   */
  @Override
  public byte[] getBytes() {
    return data;
  }

  @Override
  public int getLength() {
    return data.length;
  }

}
